Oakland University Athletics

Top Times

2019-2020:

• Tallied 28 top-five finishes
• Ranked fourth in the Horizon League and at Oakland University
• Placed first in the 100 freestyle (49.99), first in the 50 freestyle (22.76) and sixth in the 200 freestyle (1:52.14) at the Horizon League Championships (Feb 19-20)

2018-19:

• Horizon League Champion in the 50 freestyle (22.86)
• Horizon League Champion in the 100 freestyle (49.80)
• Part of the Horizon League Champion 400-medley relay team that set a new league and school record time of 3:39.45
• Part of the Horizon League Champion 200-medley relay (1:39.63), 200 freestyle relay (1:32.94) and 400 freestyle relay (3:22.58)
• National Invitational Champion in the 50 freestyle (22.80)CSCAA
• Placed third in the 200 freestyle (1:50.58) at the league championship meet
• National Invitational ChampionshipCSCAAPlaced seventh in the 100 freestyle (50.41) at the 2019
• National Invitational ChampionshipCSCAAPart of the 400-medley relay that placed third (3:39.90), 200 freestyle relay that placed seventh (1:32.88), 200-medley relay that placed eighth (1:41.80) and 400 freestyle relay (3:25.42) at the 2019

2017-18:

• Horizon League Champion in the 50 freestyle (22.61)
• Part of the Horizon League Champion 200 medley relay team that set a new league, school and pool record time of 1:39.47
• Part of the Horizon League Champion 200 freestyle relay team that set a new school record time of 1:31.50
• Part of the Horizon League Champion 400 freestyle relay team that set a new school and league record with a time of 3:20.38
• Part of the Horizon League Champion 400 medley relay team that set a new school and league record with a time of 3:40.85
• Horizon League Runner-Up in the 100 freestyle with a time of 49.93
• Placed eighth in the 100 backstroke at the league championships with a time of 56.87
• Became just the second woman in program history to record a time under 50 seconds in the 100 freestyle

2016-17:

• Member of the champion 200 free relay team (1:31.50), 400 free relay (3:21.63) and 400 medley relay (3:41.51) at Horizon League Championships
• Member of the Horizon League Runner-Up 200 medley relay team (1:39.81) at Horizon League Championships
• Placed third in the 50 freestyle (23.18) and 100 freestyle (50.51), while also placing 13th in the 100 backstroke (56.86) at Horizon League Championships
• Ranked second on the team in the 50 and 100 free

Academic Achievements

• Horizon League Fall Honor Roll (2018)

High School:

• 2015 Connecticut Class L State Champion in 200 free and runner up in the 100 free
• 2014 Connecticut Class L State Champion in the 100 and 200 free
• Connecticut State Open Champion in the 100 free, 200 free relay, and 400 free relay
• Placed eighth in the 100 free at the 2015 YMCA Long Course National Championship
• Apart of the 200 and 400 medley relays that placed fourth and second respectively at the 2015 YMCA Long Course National Championship

Personal
Full Name: Katherine Elizabeth Colwell
Parents: Pat and Beth Colwell
Siblings: Lizzy, Patrick

• Father, Patrick was on the swim and soccer team at Cortland State
• Uncle, Dan Colwell was a three-sport athlete at Hamilton College (football, basketball and rugby)
• Uncle, Tim Colwell played soccer at Canton Tech and Cortland State
• Uncle, Steve Colwell played soccer at Hobart College

Top Three Reasons for Choosing Oakland:
1. I felt a connection at Oakland that I did not feel at any other school
2. The team and coaches were amazing and I could really see myself being a part of them  
3. The cinema program is fantastic and is something that is hard to find with a successful Division I swimming program